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Paddington 2, so it only makes sense that he'd move on to a new challenge. And honestly, this next project sounds like one hell of a challenge: he's making a Willy Wonka origin story with indie movie heart throb Timothée Chalamet.  Deadline first reported the news that Chalamet will star as the titular character in the upcoming Warner Bros. flick  Wonka. Sources told the publication that there will also be plenty of singing and dancing in the film, allowing Chalamet to show off his musical theatre skills. The current version of the screenplay was written by King alongside Simon Farnaby, t...

Wonka from the screenplay he wrote with Simon Farnaby, after takes by writers including Simon Rich, Jeff Nathanson, and Steven Levenson. While there’s no word on who’s composing the music, sources confirmed to Deadline that Chalamet will be singing and dancing in “several musical numbers” throughout the film, a first for the Call Me By Your Name actor. No word yet on who’s been tapped to compose the music, but anyone who’s seen Chalamet’s Nicki Minaj-inspired LaGuardia High School talent show performance or his “Statistics” rap knows that Ti...

WONKA: New Willy Wonka Has Finally Been Cast! Move over Gene Wilder and Johnny Depp, Timothee Chalamet (Dune) is set to star in Warner Bros' upcoming Will Wonka origin story, WONKA. Dune) is set to star in Warner Bros’ upcoming Willy Wonka origin story, Wonka. Charlie Bucket will not be featured. Deadline reports Wonka will mark the first time Chalamet gets to show off his singing and dancing skills with several musical numbers set to appear in the film. Paul King will direct from the screenplay he wrote with Simon Farnaby (with prior writers including Simon Rich, Simon Stephenson, Je...

Timothee Chalamet Is Young Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Prequel Timothee Chalamet Is Young Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Prequel Timothée will play a young Willy Wonka for Warner Bros. in Wonka, a Charlie and the Chocolate Factory prequel that serves as the candy maker's origin story. Spider-Man actor Tom Holland to star in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory prequel that will follow a "young Willy Wonka and his adventures prior to opening the world's most famous chocolate factory." Per a new report by Deadline, Chalamet has now officially signed on for ...

Harry Potter franchise producer Luke Kelly, and This will be entirely different from the first two movies based on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, because they won’t be rehashing the familiar story of the five children who are tested as they tour Wonka’s grand candy factory. However, it will take some cues from those first two movies, because there are said to be several musical numbers throughout the film, marking the first time Chalamet has done any big singing and dancing on the big screen. Chalamet became a rising talent after his turn in Call Me By Your Name, and he’s quickl...